04-14-2011 at 10:46 AM

This will be a great story i love yaoi manga i have lots at home

04-13-2011 at 10:55 PM

I've been working hard on character development recently, getting them all copyrighted soon and I edited the whole gay thing ;)<br /> <br /> you will find out about his sexual orientation when he is first introduced after he tells another male that has no interest in women, but he finds men rather more appealing.<br /> <br /> And the sex scene will be suggested, I won't go into anymore detail then kissing scenes and then I will cut to another character :P<br /> <br /> I need to master doing it before I actually write it D:&lt;

04-13-2011 at 7:25 AM

To be honest that sounds like an awesome book. But gay sex is not something i'd like to read. Just my opinion.

04-7-2011 at 4:30 AM

Psssh thought i replied to this XD<br /> <br /> Anyways, yes, I'm actually dreaming of the day where the characters in my story end up in a doujinsihi somehow. My sister would definitely get one in secret.<br /> <br /> But besides that, I told my friends that the one charactter was gay and they seemed spooked. :P

03-24-2011 at 9:41 PM

I would definitely buy this book! You had me worried there a little, though, when I read<br /> "The original storyline did not have the hunter, and I was afraid that the boy would be paired with the wolf"! I love yaoi, and have several gay novels and mangas, though I have to hide them from my parents...

03-4-2011 at 11:45 PM

Thanks guys again ^^<br /> <br /> This is a new thing for me, so I'm trying to figure out exactly how to get it down, y'know?

03-4-2011 at 6:25 AM

Nah, I like the female Jackal and male Wolf better. The gay men are good, but gay animals... just strange. I love it the way it is! XD

03-4-2011 at 6:09 AM

If my post came off as "state it in the beginning of your novel, or else" (heh) that's not what I meant at all! Like I said, it's late here, so there might be a disconnect between what I'm thinking and what actually comes out... I think if your character knows he's gay, it's important to hint (even subtly!) that he knows it and sees other men this way. If he doesn't know yet, I think Three's idea is a good one - include some form of homosexuality in the beginning of your novel, so that your readers know it's in the book. <br /> <br /> And now I'm poofing off to dreamland. Good luck with your novel - it sounds intriguing! :)

03-4-2011 at 6:01 AM

I honestly don't even necessarily think you need to include it in the beginning, unless you believe that your character knows he is gay. If he knows he is gay, then you could have him see a male in the street or on a poster or something and think that he is beautiful or sexy or something. But if your character previously had no interest in men and then fell in love with the hunter, it honestly doesn't make sense to hint that they are going to be gay before they even meet. <br /> <br /> A way you could bring in the homosexuality though is perhaps have a very minor character mentioned in passing be gay? For example, walking down the street one night the main character sees two men kissing in an alley or something? Then the readers will know that you embrace homosexual relationships in your writing and it will not surprise them when the boy and the hunter fall in love with each other. <br /> <br /> Sorry if my post is kind of... erratic. :P

03-4-2011 at 5:52 AM

Roo and three, THANK YOU ^^<br /> <br /> I will definitely take that to heart :)<br /> <br /> I think that dropping some hints in the beginning might be a great idea and might make a structure to hold a lot of the story together.<br /> <br /> Thank you very much ^^<br /> <br /> <br /> I do encourage you to write more of your novel Three, I'm sure it is great :) <br /> <br /> I think that leaving it out of the blurb is a great idea, just gotta incorporate it in the beginning somehow *thinks*

03-4-2011 at 5:51 AM

Not a huge fan of wolves in novels (what immediately comes to mind is Call of the Wild which I don't like very much at all), so I'm not the intended audience, but as someone who writes and has taken many writing and publishing courses in universities, I think you have something here, just based on the description. Obviously I couldn't make any judgement without the manuscript in my hand, but there is certainly an audience for your novel.<br /> <br /> As for the male/male romance - no, you wouldn't have to say anything about it in the blurb (unless you wanted to). I've read many, many novels with gay or lesbian romance that mentioned nothing in the blurb (The Teahouse Fire, The Book of Lost Things, and Gargoyle just to name a few - The Book of Lost Things and Gargoyle completely surprised me and have become 2 of my favorite novels of all time). Readers who look for gay romance in novels should be able to find it, meaning you'll have to work hard to market GLBT community, and without the mention you may be able to surprise readers who may not have otherwise picked up the book. Take my word for it - if you write well enough, if you are capable of captivating readers, they won't care about the male/male romance. If they put the book down because of it, they are bigots and aren't your intended audience anyway. <br /> <br /> You know, it's really funny you posted this today. I was having a huge mental anguish over my novel. I'm recycling an old idea because my new year's resolution was to get more writing done. The idea in the past involved male/male romance. I was thinking of changing it to a girl to make it more conventional. It would probably get more readers that way. But then I realized that Clive Barker - my personal hero, my absolute favorite author who never fails to take my breath away - is ALL about being bold with writing. His books have countless male/male romances, among other controversial subjects. He is controversial in his movies, literature, and personal life (he is openly gay and has done a lot for the community) so if I want to honor him, I would be brave in my writing and step out of my comfort zone. <br /> <br /> Anyway, just my two cents. I hope I've helped you somewhat. :)

03-4-2011 at 5:49 AM

I might've gotten a bit carried away in writing this, but I've taken creative writing classes (am in one now) so I've gotten accustomed to giving somewhat in-depth review on stories from a writer's and reader's perspective.. o.O <br /> <br /> /disclaimer (>.&lt;)<br /> <br /> I would think about buying it (I'm realy picky with my fantasy - so far I've only been able to stomach the <i>A Song of Ice and Fire</i> series and I highly recommend it, especially to other writers - it'll really get you thinking about how you treat the craft and formulate plots..it's seriously as close to genius as I think a mere mortal can get >.&lt;), but the male love thing wouldn't make me put it down if I was really engrossed in the story. It wouldn't tip the tables in favor of me buying it, but it wouldn't hurt its chances. Does that make sense? It's kind of late for me to be trying to form coherent sentences XD<br /> <br /> I think if you don't include it in the blurb (I thought those were written by the publishing companies, anyway, but I could be wrong), you might want to hint at it (or at least drop in little things, maybe his in thoughts or actions?) relatively early on. Readers don't like to be surprised with details like that. (Trust me - I did a short story about a deaf woman without introducing she was deaf until the fifth out of ten pages, and everyone in my class was like "Waaaa! You must tell sooner!!" *sigh*) As a straight female reader, when I get a certain idea of a male main character in my head (image, personality, gay/straight/what have you) I like to cling to it, and if I form the image of a handsome straight male lead (or even minor character) and I get attached to that idea of him, I get fidgety if I find out he's not straight. It's like I've put effort into forming him one way, and I have trouble trying to change my original idea of him. <br /> <br /> But yeah, the blurb sounds interesting and I think if you're able to pull your reader deep enough into the story, a detail like that (as long as it isn't sprung on them all of a sudden in the middle of the novel) shouldn't make them want to stop reading. But it all depends on the person...But yeah. <br /> <br /> And now that I've practically written a novel about your novel, I'ma go...over there >.>

03-4-2011 at 5:40 AM

shin XD<br /> <br /> The original storyline did not have the hunter, and I was afraid that the boy would be paired with the wolf.<br /> <br /> With the hunter, it works out well ;)<br /> <br /> I actually have walkig cat versions of them on my profile.<br /> <br /> but the sex would probably be like describing everything at first, then switching to another scene.

03-4-2011 at 5:38 AM

w00t :).

03-4-2011 at 5:37 AM

Oooh! YAOI!! -fangirl flail- 8D MOAR!!

03-4-2011 at 5:36 AM

Haha, I would buy it! Great story line.

03-4-2011 at 5:35 AM

and yes, I'm writing it right now, got 45 pages done ;)

03-4-2011 at 5:35 AM

Okay I thought that. I thought that it would be with the males..wolfies getting on, just isn't my kool aid.

03-4-2011 at 5:35 AM

Haha, I would buy it! Great story line.

03-4-2011 at 5:34 AM

Haha, I would buy it! Great story line.